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Dear friend,
As the seasons turn, we are reminded that faith and resistance grow together. This month, we honor our ancestors through Día de los Muertos, prepare for massive SNAP cuts that threaten the lives of millions, and look ahead to raising the seasons of organizing to come.
In this letter: SNAP Relief—New Disabled South’s life-saving work Faith Resources from Freedom Church of the Poor NYC, You’re Invited–We Pray Freedom book launch Reminder–Young Organizers Survival Corps In the news–Straight White American Jesus Podcast
In solidarity and hope, The Kairos Team |
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| Nobody is coming to save us. We save us. |
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| In response to the impending SNAP cuts and the millions of Americans who will go without food this month, New Disabled South offered one-time payments to disabled southerners. NDS is a true leader in what survival organizing needs to look like in response to this sort of violence.
In fewer than 3 days, they received 18,588 requests. With this volume, they distributed $50,000 and had to close the support. pending further donations. This is a great example of just how dire our circumstances are, and the role survival organizing has to play. |
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| | | Resource: Día De Los Muertos—building an altar |
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| Día de los Muertos and All Saints’ Day are sacred times to remember ancestors and those lost to unjust systems. Building an ofrenda—an altar with marigolds, food, water, and mementos—welcomes their spirits and honors their lives. In the Freedom Church tradition, we embrace these rituals in relationship with the communities that practice them, lifting them up as acts of healing, resistance, and commitment to a world where everyone has what they need to live. |
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| | | Resource: Advent Of A Revolution |
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| Freedom Church of the Poor’s next season is the Advent Of A Revolution. As we prepare for this holy season of resistance and rebirth, we’re providing a preview of our framing and resources for you to share with your communities and congregations. |
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| We Pray Freedom: NYC Launch Event |
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| You’re invited to join Freedom Church of the Poor and the Kairos Center as well as many contributors to the book for an in-person launch event for We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor. Together, we’ll gather for an evening of healing, remembrance, and collective action—lifting up the prayers, songs, and rituals that sustain our movements for justice.
Help us spread the word—invite your friends, family, and comrades in struggle to be part of this powerful celebration! |
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| | Apply To The Young Organizers Survival Corps |
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| The Young Organizers Survival Corps brings together student organizers across the country to: Master the skills: nonviolent direct action, base-building, strategic campaigns Learn from the lineage: homeless unions, farm and domestic workers, welfare rights, student movements, today's encampments Build local power while preparing for national mobilizations Organize with the Johnnie Tillmon model - led by those most impacted, independent from politicians Practice hands-on skills in art, culture, and ritual with leading cultural organizers
From housing justice to immigrant defense to campus organizing - if you're ready to build power where you are and move when we need to, apply.
Not a fellowship. Not a conference. An organizing school. |
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| | Straight White American Jesus The conversation weaves through Liz and Charon’s personal journeys. They explore how faith traditions, particularly Christianity, can serve as public, justice-oriented practice, what it means to “pray with your feet,” and how ritual itself can be political. |
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| Gravity Commons This week Dr. Charon Hribar and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis joined the Gravity Commons podcast to discuss We Pray Freedom as well as how prayers, rituals, and liturgies sustain movements for social change. |
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